OpenAI and Upwork Study Finds AI Reshaping Freelance Demand and Skills

New research from OpenAI and Upwork examines how AI is changing freelance work. It finds shifting demand across freelance categories, new combinations of skills in client requests, and larger budgets and more hours for AI-related projects.

Why it matters: Practitioners hiring contractors or building AI-adjacent services can use this data to see which skills are gaining value and where freelance demand is moving.